Releases

Aldous Harding - Designer Gold Vinyl LP / LP / CD in stores April 26

26 April 2019

Aldous Harding will release her third album, Designer, on April 26 through 4AD.
Designer finds the New Zealander hitting her creative stride. After the sleeper success of
Party(internationally lauded and crowned Rough Trade Shop’s Album of 2017),Harding came off a 100-
date tour last summer and went straight into the studio with a collection of songs written on the road.
Reuniting with John Parish, producer of Party, Harding spent 15 days recording and 10 days mixing at
Rockfield Studios, Monmouth and Bristol’s J&J Studio and Playpen.
From the bold strokes of opening track ‘Fixture Picture’, there is an overriding sense of an artist
confident in their work, with contributions from Huw Evans (H. Hawkline), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo),
drummer Gwion Llewelyn and violinist Clare Mactaggart broadening and complimenting Harding’s rich
and timeless songwriting.
To celebrate the launch of Designer, Aldous Harding will headline shows in North America, Europe and
the UK throughout the year, with more dates to be added. She’ll be in Montréal April 12th at Sala Rosa.
First single ‘The Barrel’ has been launched, with a delightfully off-kilter accompanying video that
transmutes to film the intense and commanding energy seen in Harding’s live shows.

In addition to standard LP and CD formats there is a gold vinyl edition exclusive to inde retailers.
“Haunting.” – NPR

“Quiet, cryptic, utterly arresting…her exposed voice is riveting, changing character from song to song.”
- NY Times

“Harding maintains the quiet charm of her past work, while embracing a new role as a chanteuse of sorts”
- Pitchfork

An artist of rare calibre, Aldous Harding does more than sing; she conjures a singular intensity. Her body
and face a weapon of theatre, Harding dances with steeled fervor, baring her teeth like a Bunraku
puppet’s gnashing grin.
Her debut release with 4AD, 2017’s Party (produced with the award-winning John Parish (PJ Harvey,
Sparklehorse) introduced a new pulse to the stark and unpopulated dramatic realm where the likes of
Kate Bush and Scott Walker reside. Party, which was praised by The New York Times as “quiet, cryptic,
utterly arresting…[and] riveting.” NPR said Harding is “haunting” while Rolling Stone likened her to “Nico
in a private karaoke room singing Jewel until closing.” The album garnered a performance on Later…With
Jools Holland and gained a fan in Lorde who said “Aldous Harding is the most interesting musician
around.”